Last row: ch 3, (dc in next 3 dc, dc in ch 3 sp ) repeat to the end of the row. Dc in last turning ch. fasten off and weave in ends.

Photo Tutorial:

Starting on Row 3-

Ch 3. Yarn over,

Going behind the ch 3 of previous row

bpdc in the first dc of next 3 dc set

(Going around the front of the stitch)

(Yarn over, pull through, finish dc)

When making the next bpdc in the set of 3, do it the same way but make sure the second one goes on top of the first one, not beneath it. (which mean you may need to pull down the 1st st in order to get the second one on top of it) So the three stack on top of each other. You'll get a totally different look if you do the dc under the previous one.

Here's what it looks like when you just finish the 3 bpdc

This is what the back side looks like

ch 3 and repeat till the end. Then dc in last st (it's the turning ch 3 from the previous row)

This is what the edging looks like

And here's a few rows done

Wow that was not an awesome attempt to explain that but I hope it helped even a little. I love this blanket and I think I'm gong to make lots. It goes pretty fast too.

Hello! I came across this pattern just love it! I am the editor of AllFreeCrochet.com and would love to feature your tutorial on my site with full credit to you. I know my readers would love it as well, and in return would generate some nice traffic to your site. If you agree and would like us to feature your project, our readers will simply click the link to your blog to get your full tutorial. It's really that simple. Please let me know if this would be ok. I look forward to hearing from you!Jenny Jbenoit@primecp.com

I am new to crochet!! So, excuse a silly question, but what does Bpdc mean? I got the last two letters is double crochet, but what does BP mean?? I think I may make this for my soon to be born granddaughter! It is just lovely.

I lose the first set of 3 dc...as when you move to the 3d row you have to skip the first set as there is no chain 3 to go behind until you get to the second set of 3dc. When you do according to pattern your 3d row has 39 sets.....are you to put 3dc in the first stitch after your turning chain 3???

Thank you for clearing that up. I think I need to re-write the directions. The first 3dc set on the row does not have a ch 3 to go behind. It's just on the first st after the turning ch. Then the rest of the row goes behind the ch 3s.

I have about 10 inches of a blanket done, and it is a really neat pattern. I discovered early that instead of trying to bpdc 3 times and stack them from the top, it is a lot easier to turn the piece over, get hold of the post and do 3 dcs on it. It creates the same stitches and is just easier than trying to stack them. It would be hard to explain this to someone, but it's easy to show.

I took a sample of your pattern to my crochet group last night and they loved it. Thanks for sharing.

I just tried this with some scrap yarn to see if I could do it (I've been crocheting a long time but don't experiment much & have never used a pattern). I LOVE IT :-) It's beautiful and easy enough for me to do, although I had to research the bpdc. I only started with 24 initial dc stitches and my edges do seem to be reduced from that so when I actually make full size I'll be sure to count everything more carefully. Thanks for this!

I love this afghan. I'm trying to make it and I usually can figure any crochet out but no matter what I've tried I cannot figure out the ends. I'm going crazy! Can anyone please explain what to do at each end. I'm so tired of doing a couple rows and tearing it out over and over again. Thanks, Lin

For the edges: When you start a row, you ch 3 and then 3 dc, so it will be like there are 4 dc close to each other. When you get back to it when you are ending a row, there will be the 3 dc that you do your 3 dc in, and THEN you do ONE dc in the turning ch (the ch 3 you started with). I know that all sounds confusing. If you need more help let me know, Maybe I'll figure out how to do a video. I'm not that talented but I can try :)

I love this blanket and am gonna try doing it for my grand daughter to be born next May. It seems easy to execute. However I live in Montreal and do not know how much yarn I should be getting in weight, etc.. You talk about yards, is it the length or goes by weight?Thank you for answering. Thank you for your generous explanations.

I have made and gave away many many baby blankets. My daughter is having her first baby, a boy. So I was looking for something different cause this one had to be special. I love this pattern, the blanket turned out beautiful!!! Thank you so much for sharing!

My older son received an afghan in this stitch from a friend of my mom's. I have been meaning to get the afghan out of the attic (he's 13 now and not into pastel baby blankets lol) to figure out the stitch. Now I am hoping not to, I'll be trying this soon!

I have just finished this beautiful afghan for my new grandson who's due any day. I just love it and your video tutorial made it so easy. Most of the patterns I had looked at were very "feminine" as I had crocheted a blanket for each of my granddaughters I was so thrilled to find just the right thing for my first grandson.Thank you so much.

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I just wanted to say thank you for this beautiful pattern. I just finished working it into a baby blanket for my soon-to-be-born great-nephew. It came out beautifully, and I'm sure will be unique among the baby gifts. Plus it works up so quickly. One week from start to finish, and that's only working at my leisure.

I just found this pattern tonight, while trying to find a new one to attempt for a firend of mine who is expecting. I am a self-taught crocheter, and I typically use picture and video tutorials on the first attempts. This pattern is beautiful! I watched a video on the BPDC on YouTube and Row 3 was easy-breezy! Once I got the first 2 clusters of 3 BPDC done, I could see the pattern coming to life and knew that I had mastered it! Thank you so much for posting this, especially for FREE! I think this will be my go-to baby afghan pattern for quite a while! :)

This is so unique!!! Exquisite. I just love it. I however had a difficult time trying to execute it. After numerous trys I finally figured it out (yeah). I found the video/tutorial and that helped tremendously. Thanks for that!! Having a visual aid was a godsend. It is really an easy pattern once you know. I am expecting my first godchild and wanted to make something special and this is perfect. Thanks again for your time and effort and sharing. God bless you. P.S. I am also considering doing a video with all the mistakes I was making and what I did to correct them that may be beneficial for folks like myself. If that's okay with you???

Just watched your video tutorial for this beautiful blanket. I had to subscribe so I could tell you what an awesome job you did on the video. You went at just the right speed in order for others to learn by it. Best tutorial I have seen. Thanks so much. I will be making this for my first great-grand daughter.Avalee

Thank you so much for this beautiful pattern. I am making two for my soon to be twin grand-daughters. The no chain foundation is brilliant, It always bothered me about the tension in the chain. I have been crochteing since 7 years old and this is the prettiest baby blanket I have come across. Thanks again!

Hi there...I too appreciate your pattern and video tutorial. My mom taught me to crochet but she is no longer with us. I never could read crochet instructions so I would just go to her and she would show me what it all meant...I knew how to do everything, I just didn't understand crochet lingo. :-) So when I read the instructions, I thought I would never figure it out, but then watched your video and by-golly I already have about 10 rows done in one sitting! :-) I love this pattern - I wish I could share it with my mom though. :`( Thank you for sharing your pattern and then going above and beyond to teach it to us!! God bless!

I have one suggestion about "resizing" your pattern to fit individual needs. If I am correct with my thought process [and my math] :-) your first row must always be a dividend of 3 then add 2. I am making a baby sized afghan and wanted it to be about 30" so my first row ended up being 92 stitches...worked out perfectly.

I tried your pattern - It is beautiful. I have made a couple of baby blankets with it. Thank you for the pictures it really helped a lot. Thanks again for sharing your pattern with us. I think it has become my favorite.

I absolutely love this pattern. I am making it for a friend's baby and it is turning out beautifully. I have one question though. I cannot tell from the pictures if you did an edge all the way around when finished. If so, could you please tell me what you did. If not, I think it is fine without it.

I have just come across your pattern and cant wait to try it out. I have only been crocheting for a few months so I am so thrilled that you have made it with a video and pictures so even I should be able to make it. Because the pattern is basically 3 rows I should be able to do it in my sleep after a while lol. Thank you for making it for free and putting so much effort in for others to be able to make it.I live in Manchester England and love Pintrest and the allfree crocheting ect. It seems like you have loads more intresting groups in America than we have here.

Hi, well I am pleased to say I managed to sort the edges out and I have finished the blanket, I made mine a bit bigger because I want her to be able to use it for years to come. Thank you so much for sharing this pattern, the tutorial made it easier to follow and the fact you slowed right down to allow total beginners like me to be able to do this I cant thank you enough.

Thankyou so much for sharing this beautiful pattern. I am making it for my new grandson Jack and it is gorgeous. My mum who is 80 had packed her hooks away but is now busy with your pattern. We are both loving it.

I really think is a beautiful design and all however I my self think when you make this blankets for baby´s is basically for a family member. Do you sell this blankets and about do they go for. Alot of people don't want to pay the price for a hand made blanket or due they?

This is beautiful and I am so excited to make it, but I want to be sure I am doing it right before I get too far. When you start row 4, where are you putting the bpdc? Does it go in the row that appears to be towards the front or the back? I am not quite able to tell from the pictures and the video doesn't really show it. Thanks for the help!!

Wow! Thank your for sharing this wonderfully unique stitch pattern, the tutorial is excellently explained and easy to follow, I had no trouble at all following along. I like it so much that I will make lots of things with this stitch besides an afghan. The possibilities are endless.

Thank you so much. I just finished it with a pastel varigated yarn, using a "J" sized hook. I love the look. I have been making afghans on and off for over 40 years, and this is the favorite one I have ever made. I appreciate your sharing it with all of us.

I made this with peach color yarn and it came out beautiful! I found the pattern to be easy to follow. I also have to say it is one of my favorite baby afghans to make. I gave the first one I made away and I plan on making another one.

I have experimented with the last row (on a smaller scale so I could better see the difference between the first and last rows) and my conclusion was this: ch 3, 1 sc in ch3space, 1sc in first of group of 3 dc, skip one, 1 sc in last of group of 3 dc. repeat til the end, 1 sc in last on ch3 from previous row. Then, I turned and ch1, and did 1sc in each sc and finished it off. That was the closest to the first row I made.

in simpler terms, instead of dc, do simple crochet, and instead of doing one in each of the 3 dcs, just skip the middle one and make one last row of sc to finish it off. hope it's helpful to someone! sarah

It's a beautiful pattern, thanks so much for sharing! I made it for a friends baby and even though she loves it she won't give it to the baby until he is older, she said it was awful for getting fingers and toes stuck in. SO, next one I will use a smaller hook!

I too am at a standstill on starting row 4, but I am left handed and have done the majority of this pattern backwards. So far it looks like the pictures, but I can't seem to figure out row 4 beginning.

ROW 4All you do is repeat row 3 over and over till its the size you want ch 3 [working behind the ch 3 of previous round, 3 Bpdc in 1st dc of 3 dc set, ch 3) 38 times. 3 bpdc in 1st dc of last 3 dc set. Dc in last turning ch of previous row. Turn.So chain 3 then double crochet in back post 3 times, chain 3 and repeat till end and keep doing this .I hope this helps you

I am definitely making this beautiful great-grandchild (not sure if boy or girl yet). My granddaughter lives in FL and she said the lowest temperature in winter is around 60 degrees. Can I use a 3-ply baby yarn to make the afghan? Thank you so much for the picture tutorial, it makes the pattern so much easier for me to understand!

I just started this blanket. The directions and photos were easy to understand and follow! It took a bit for me to see the 3d effect and I'm glad I stuck with it. I'm doing it in white, and I LOVE it!!!

This is a lovely pattern and the instructions and pic tutorial really helped. Thank you.

When I made this pattern for the penultimate row I did the 3 bpdc as per pattern, but omitted the three chain between each 3 bpdc. This way, when I did the final row of cd all the way across I dc'd in to the tops of all the bpdc only. This alteration to the pattern means all the stitches then equal what the pattern started with and avoids the frilly top edge!

I just finished your pattern. It is a lovely 3 dimensional blanket and I am certain my sister-in-law is going to get a lot of use out of this beautiful baby blanket. My only issue is that the first and last (edging) rows don't match at all. Next time I use this pattern, I will start it with a traditional row of chain stitches. It might need an additional row of double crochet before beginning your pattern. I will have to experiment with it a bit. Anyhow, thanks for posting this!

I like the look of the blanket an want to make it, question is you name the brand of yarn but don't say how many skeins required. Will just one do the blanket? Please reply so that I can buy and get started.randkfarms@comcast.net

I made this for my niece's baby last year, and I decided it was my favorite afghan I've ever made. I made it with varegated pastel yarn. I am making it again with 3 ply pastel, pink,blue,green, yellow and white for a new baby without knowing the gender. I think it is the most special and fun pattern. Thank you so much for sharing this fantastic pattern.

I love this pattern. I am working on one in I Love This Yarn Arctic Ice, beautiful. But I too am concerned about getting to the last row. I like Knitknotcrochet's idea of not doing the chain 3s between the last for of back post dc, then a row of just doubles. I'll probably try it that way. Thanks for all the comments. I got alot of ideas so it was worth reading through.

I love the way this stith looks, do you think it would work for a scarf or shaw? I'm trying to get a early start on Christmas gifts and I want to make my best friend a long shaw or scarf and this is perfectly beautiful.Susan Mooney

Wow, I love this! I just saw it posted on All Free Crochet's Afghan site! It is beautiful and I am definitely going to try it. I was not sure what size the blanket turns out, but if I used a chunky weight I could make it a bit bigger and even faster. I think this is going to be one I make several times, once I get the hang of the stitches:) Thank you so much for sharing!